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ANTIQUE WEAPONS AND WESTERN AMERICANA

Sun, May 7, 2023 02:00PM EDT - Sun, May 21, 2023 02:00PM EDT
Lot 37

Elliott & Fry Cabinet Photo of Red Shirt

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,500

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Unframed Elliott & Fry, London cabinet photograph of Red Shirt, Fighting Chief of the Sioux Nation. Printed at lower margin, "Red Shirt - The Fighting Chief of the Sioux Nation / Buffalo Bill's Wild West / Elliott & Fry London". Elliott & Fry Photographers verso. Dimensions: 6.5"h x 4.25"w. Red Shirt (c. 1845-1925), an Oglala Sioux chief, was born to a white father and Lakota mother in Wyoming. In 1880, as a 35-year-old, he traveled to Washington, D.C., with Red Cloud and three other chiefs as the youngest member of one of the most important of the Sioux peace delegations. He is best known for his participation in Buffalo Bill's Wild West. After leaving the Wild West, he continued to travel and to be a mediator for the Lakota people. Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $30.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping. Provenance: Private Collection Reno, NV.

Condition

Toning and scattered wear, please see photos.

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Private collection, Reno, NV